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and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending cuts in order to get our fiscal house in order. that's what america wants. this is our opportunity to do the big things. this is our moment to provide that leadership that america desperately wants and we stand here ready to take the action necessary. >> the american people are hurting right now and now is the moment where we need to step up to the plate and solve the problem. i don't know how any of us can look our kids and grandkids in the eye and explain to them that we aren't willing to pay for the things we are enjoying today but just going to send them the bill. that's why republicans ha
and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending...
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the house energy subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for the keystone x.l. oil pipeline. it would have carried canadian oil across the u.s. to texas. the state department's assistant secretary for science and the environment testifies about how the administration made the pipeline decision. this is two hours. >> we're delighted you're here on the second row, and hope you'll enjoy the hearing as well. today's hearing gives us the opportunity to learn why the obama administration denied a permit to build the keystone pipeline from canada through parts of the united states. how could the obama administration, when presented with the chance to create thousands of jobs and at the same time significantly reduce our dependence on oil from the middle east say no to the american people? today we will examine how such a harmful decision was made and explore opportunities to reverse that decision while administration struggled to find a rational decision to reject the construction of keystone pipeline. we're going to look for ways to buil
the house energy subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for the keystone x.l. oil pipeline. it would have carried canadian oil across the u.s. to texas. the state department's assistant secretary for science and the environment testifies about how the administration made the pipeline decision. this is two hours. >> we're delighted you're here on the second row, and hope you'll enjoy the hearing as well. today's hearing gives us the...
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that's 102% increase during the obama administration. but yet he will claim that the administration -- that, the administration will claim that they've increased domestic energy production. they've increased onshore and offshore drilling and apparently oil and natural gas are just bubbling up out of the ground and providing us with -- but, america, that's not the case. that's not the case. gas prices are going up. simply due to two factors. supply and demand. those are the things that attribute to the price of a barrel of oil in the world. supply and demand. now, i admit that world demand is up, even while the united states demand is lower than it was in 2008. world demand is up. so that's one factor. but the supply factor. americans know that we are tremendously dependent on middle eastern oil. we've got the resources here in this country, if this administration would just get out of theway and allow us to harvest -- the way and allow us to harvest our natural resources, we would be energy independent. but let me tell you what the admin
that's 102% increase during the obama administration. but yet he will claim that the administration -- that, the administration will claim that they've increased domestic energy production. they've increased onshore and offshore drilling and apparently oil and natural gas are just bubbling up out of the ground and providing us with -- but, america, that's not the case. that's not the case. gas prices are going up. simply due to two factors. supply and demand. those are the things that attribute...
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then more on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit on the keystone oil pipeline. after that, a farewell salute -- ceremony for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and then chairman ben bernanke who said that he does not expect the fed to raise interest rates until 2014. >> for more resources in the presidential race, used c-span's campaign 2012 website to watch videos of the candidates on the campaign trail. see what the -- what they have said on issues important to you and read social media sites at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> tomorrow's washington journal is live from the washington our show. our guests are ford motor co. vice president susan ciscke and fill more talk, david stokowski, and mark royce. "washington journal" begins every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the new gingrich has pledged build a base on the moon if elected to a term as president. this is in florida. ♪ >> this is quite a crowd. first of all, bill and i go back a long way in talking about science and technology and i'm thrilled to be back with him to talk about what we need to do to reestablis
then more on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit on the keystone oil pipeline. after that, a farewell salute -- ceremony for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and then chairman ben bernanke who said that he does not expect the fed to raise interest rates until 2014. >> for more resources in the presidential race, used c-span's campaign 2012 website to watch videos of the candidates on the campaign trail. see what the -- what they have said on issues important to you and...
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i have no doubt in my mind that president obama is 100% allied with israel on security. >> this administration's policies with regards to israel is incomprehensible. our relationship with israel is at an all-time low. president obama is responsible for that. if i were the senator, i think a senator should stand up and be an advocate for israel. it is clear we have not done it is real want us to do. i agree with secretary hillary clinton. we have to make sure that the military option is on the table. we have to make clear to iran that if they go ahead with an attack, they will meet with reprisal from us. they are still negotiating iran and it is not working. they are marching very close to that red line. >> rebuttal? >> i disagree. we are hand and glove with israel. president obama will make sure that america is safe. he has on his commitment to national security. when he came into office, we were in iraq and afghanistan. he has been able to take on osama bin laden. we are out of iraq. he is making sure our country is safe. he wants to make sure that iran never obtained nuclear weapons. >> it is
i have no doubt in my mind that president obama is 100% allied with israel on security. >> this administration's policies with regards to israel is incomprehensible. our relationship with israel is at an all-time low. president obama is responsible for that. if i were the senator, i think a senator should stand up and be an advocate for israel. it is clear we have not done it is real want us to do. i agree with secretary hillary clinton. we have to make sure that the military option is on...
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i would be interested to hear from a palette -- from the panel how the obama administration will apply these funds and how they will affect the pace of new embassy construction and staffing levels. in the end, our embassies are unlikely to be both perfect and safe ago congress fails to devote additional -- if congress fails to devote additional funding. we should not forget lessons learned in the 1990's when the sharp budget cuts occurred. this funding squeeze resulted in clear deficiencies in our overall diplomatic capabilities that took years to correct. the state department budget remains a popular target for cuts. in recent years, we have avoided the type of funding to decline at the state department experienced in the 1990's. diplomacy is not a luxury. it is essential to american national security, especially in an era of terrorism. we should fund the state department and -- as a national security agency that it is. a look forward to our discussion. >> senator lugar, thank you very much. i will not ask questions. i will yield my time. i took a little bit longer with the opening. i
i would be interested to hear from a palette -- from the panel how the obama administration will apply these funds and how they will affect the pace of new embassy construction and staffing levels. in the end, our embassies are unlikely to be both perfect and safe ago congress fails to devote additional -- if congress fails to devote additional funding. we should not forget lessons learned in the 1990's when the sharp budget cuts occurred. this funding squeeze resulted in clear deficiencies in...
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but this article by dana lohse, 12 september, 2012, flashback, obama administration endorsed the muslim brotherhood. and it points out that from a "new york times" article, even august 1 of this year said leon pennetta, the united states defense secretary, said on tuesday the president of egypt was his own man, a strong declaration of american support for him. a former leader of the muslim brotherhood whose future course in egypt remains a great unknown to the obama administration. well, it didn't keep us from enabling him to be there. another article says obama admits he lost egypt as an american ally and it goes on to talk about how the president, because of our turning our back, our stabbing a man with whom this administration had made agreements, who was trying to uphold the israeli-egyptian accord as brokered by president carter, one nice thing that president carter did, president obama now admits, well, they're not really an enemy but they're not an ally. we logs them as an ally because of the incompetence of this administration osm because ma, let me finish with this. although he
but this article by dana lohse, 12 september, 2012, flashback, obama administration endorsed the muslim brotherhood. and it points out that from a "new york times" article, even august 1 of this year said leon pennetta, the united states defense secretary, said on tuesday the president of egypt was his own man, a strong declaration of american support for him. a former leader of the muslim brotherhood whose future course in egypt remains a great unknown to the obama administration....
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he knew that the separation of the we from the chaff would be performed by the obama administration. church going citizens should cut to the president's chase and should send their money to the treasury. the fact is this budget is politically not divinely inspired. this budget is a plan for a permanently larger european- style government. it is not set our country down a sustainable path. it does nothing to change the unwavering devotion to tax and spend policies and failed stimulus games that will continue to generate historic deficits. it does nothing to wind down the mortgage giants fannie and freddie to restore private flows of capital or remove the government's effective takeover of our housing markets. the president presents his budget with an accelerated spending as one of fairness and compassion. is it fair to workers to jeopardize growth to higher taxes? is it fair to taxpayers to ignore the mortgage giants which continue to drain their wallets? is it fair to the disabled to pretend the looming bankruptcy of the disability trust fund will not happen in 2016? it is going to i
he knew that the separation of the we from the chaff would be performed by the obama administration. church going citizens should cut to the president's chase and should send their money to the treasury. the fact is this budget is politically not divinely inspired. this budget is a plan for a permanently larger european- style government. it is not set our country down a sustainable path. it does nothing to change the unwavering devotion to tax and spend policies and failed stimulus games that...
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ambassadors from both the bush and obama administration's. this discussion is moderated by kimberly dozier. it is an hour and 20 minutes. >> needless to say, the long war in iraq has ended at an enormous cost of lives and treasure. we're looking back at iraq war. we have assembled a superb panel to look back and consider the implications of the iraq war. i cannot think of a better moderator than kimberly dozier. she is an associated press reporter for intelligence and counter terrorism. she covered national security for pbs news in washington from 2007-2010. in her 14-year overseas, she covered at least in europe, the bbc. she was wounded in a famous car bombing in iraq in 2006. her memoir recounts her attack and recovery. jews very gracious to donate proceeds to a charity. -- she was very gracious to donate proceeds to a charity. please welcome me in welcoming her. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate that many people have come back to sit down for the panel in the middle of the afternoon. we have a great group of people here. three of them
ambassadors from both the bush and obama administration's. this discussion is moderated by kimberly dozier. it is an hour and 20 minutes. >> needless to say, the long war in iraq has ended at an enormous cost of lives and treasure. we're looking back at iraq war. we have assembled a superb panel to look back and consider the implications of the iraq war. i cannot think of a better moderator than kimberly dozier. she is an associated press reporter for intelligence and counter terrorism....
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this hearing is not about the obama administration. it is about the republican party's abdication of its responsibilities to govern and the terrible results. the tea party republicans, during the debt ceiling negotiations, insisted on sequestration as a part of the deal to keep america from defaulting on its debt for the very first time in our history. what would have happened if we had not broken that gridlock, and which branch of government was responsible for this sequestration policy? last but not least, i would like to ask whether or not the administration is willing to meet their budget targets by adopting a balanced approach that involves a measure of spending reductions and a measure of revenue increases? >> in terms of the debt ceiling negotiation, i think it had a bad impact on the economy during that period of time. i cannot imagine and not even want to think about the impact it would have had on the economy if we had actually defaulted. >> in fact -- >> the threat of it alone had a bad impact. we can hardly afford further b
this hearing is not about the obama administration. it is about the republican party's abdication of its responsibilities to govern and the terrible results. the tea party republicans, during the debt ceiling negotiations, insisted on sequestration as a part of the deal to keep america from defaulting on its debt for the very first time in our history. what would have happened if we had not broken that gridlock, and which branch of government was responsible for this sequestration policy? last...
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the policies of barack obama and his administration will really put us off the fiscal cliff. we are headed towards the depression. worse than the 1930's. spending will -- we have to stop the spending. let's stop taxing people. any higher than they have already been taxed. i would like to lower tax rates and lower taxes. get rid of corporate taxes, dividend taxes and capital gains taxes. let's have a policy that will really stimulate the economy and create millions of new jobs, bring de. we would create millions of new jobs. we would start raising up people who had good paying jobs. they would pay more taxes so we can pay down the debt. the debt will kill the country economically. we have got to deal with it. first we have got to stop the spending. >> i would also like to follow up. where a lot of this debate is coming right now is the fact that several republicans have come out and said, let's go ahead and raise taxes on the high income runners and "get it off the table." i have not heard one republican actually make a case for it being a fiscally sound policy, that it does a
the policies of barack obama and his administration will really put us off the fiscal cliff. we are headed towards the depression. worse than the 1930's. spending will -- we have to stop the spending. let's stop taxing people. any higher than they have already been taxed. i would like to lower tax rates and lower taxes. get rid of corporate taxes, dividend taxes and capital gains taxes. let's have a policy that will really stimulate the economy and create millions of new jobs, bring de. we...
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and it does so while preventing devastating defense cuts that the obama administration, their n defense department has called, quote, unacceptable. and it does so by making sure that the domestic spending cuts that the president's own budget claims will inflict great damage on critical domestic priorities do not go unaddressed. as part of the reconciliation process, the judiciary committee, mr. chairman, has recommended reforms to our medical liability system, to rein in unlimited lawsuits and to make health care more accessible and affordable to all americans. according to the congressional budget office, the judiciary committee's proposed medical liability reforms will reduce the deficit by more than $48 billion the very first year and beyond. the simple fact is that frivelout lawsuit-- frivolous lawsuits drive physicians out of the practice of medicine, in the primes of their careers, it pushes others away from high-risk medical specialties and causes the vast majority of health care providers to practice defensive medicine. studies indicate that the cost of health care lawsuit abuse
and it does so while preventing devastating defense cuts that the obama administration, their n defense department has called, quote, unacceptable. and it does so by making sure that the domestic spending cuts that the president's own budget claims will inflict great damage on critical domestic priorities do not go unaddressed. as part of the reconciliation process, the judiciary committee, mr. chairman, has recommended reforms to our medical liability system, to rein in unlimited lawsuits and...
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h.r. 5 takes that choice away from the administrator, from ipab, from president obama. h.r. sets forth a new way forward. h.r. 5 sets forth a new way forward. a way that says we don't need washington bureaucrats who haven't even practiced medicine telling us what's best for us. we need to sit down with our doctors and come up with individual treatment plans. a way that actually does something about health care costs by removing frivolous lawsuits from the equation. a way forward that means state rights are still protected while also protecting seniors' rights to the best health care options available. with that, madam speaker, while i support this rule and why i support the underlying legislation, and that's why i encourage l my colleagues to do the same. with that i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida -- mr. hastings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i yield myself amuch time as i may consume. i rise in opposition to h.r. 5 and this billver
h.r. 5 takes that choice away from the administrator, from ipab, from president obama. h.r. sets forth a new way forward. h.r. 5 sets forth a new way forward. a way that says we don't need washington bureaucrats who haven't even practiced medicine telling us what's best for us. we need to sit down with our doctors and come up with individual treatment plans. a way that actually does something about health care costs by removing frivolous lawsuits from the equation. a way forward that means...
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speaker, we need to remember that the cuts that caused the obama administration to target the air guard were before the sequester, before the sequester. if the sequester is allowed to go into effect, the impact on the community that i represent, for example, would be immense. and the defense corridor we are building as part of our economic revitalization would be stopped dead in its track. not only would the national guard again be put at riskf massive new cuts, but military contracting across the board would be faced with additional cuts. in mccomb county alone, a county i'm proud to represent, this would mean $200 million in additional cuts, mr. speaker. and obviously would count -- cost countless jobs in the defense related corridor. this house has taken steps to stop the devastation of our air national guard and now it's taking steps to stop the deaf significance of our defense base and needless loss of jobs with commonsense reforms. so i would urge all of my colleagues to join me in reconciliation today in the defense re-authorization bill coming to the floor next week. i yield bac
speaker, we need to remember that the cuts that caused the obama administration to target the air guard were before the sequester, before the sequester. if the sequester is allowed to go into effect, the impact on the community that i represent, for example, would be immense. and the defense corridor we are building as part of our economic revitalization would be stopped dead in its track. not only would the national guard again be put at riskf massive new cuts, but military contracting across...
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meanwhile, the obama administration has failed to decide what government-approved health insurance will look like, leaving employers uncertain of future expenses and taxes they will face. white cassel in a hearing prior to this -- castle in a hearing prior to this they have not hired 400 because of the uncertainty of this law. obamacare also cuts $500 billion from medicare to finance new entitlement programs. it reduces medicare itself. according to the american medical association, one in three primary care doctors already limit the number of new medicare patients they take due to the cost. once the law is fully enacted, c.m.s. estimates that about 15% of medicare part a providers will become unprofitable and drop out entirely, leaving seniors with fewer options. additionally, the president's hand-picked 15-member payment advisory board is even more troubling. its purpose is to control future medicare spending so that if medicare grows beyond what is sustainable, the board has the power to recommend cuts and ration care. rights of conscience violations are violated in this bill. this m
meanwhile, the obama administration has failed to decide what government-approved health insurance will look like, leaving employers uncertain of future expenses and taxes they will face. white cassel in a hearing prior to this -- castle in a hearing prior to this they have not hired 400 because of the uncertainty of this law. obamacare also cuts $500 billion from medicare to finance new entitlement programs. it reduces medicare itself. according to the american medical association, one in...
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it was supported by the bush administration in 2008 and is strongly endorsed by the obama administration now. thises -- this is a bipartisan bill then ables us to both neutralize threats to our national security and protect the civil liberties of american citizens. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. pursuant to the rule i claim the general debate time allocated for the permanent select committee on intelligence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. saker, i yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> m speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5949 which would re-authoze the fipse, the foreign intelligence surveillance acts, amendments act of 2008, or f.a.a., as we refer to it, for five years. f.a.a. is currently scheduled to expire at the end of the year. mr. rogers: if that happens the government will lose a critical t
it was supported by the bush administration in 2008 and is strongly endorsed by the obama administration now. thises -- this is a bipartisan bill then ables us to both neutralize threats to our national security and protect the civil liberties of american citizens. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker....
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i can only guess what putin makes of the obama administration. he got a congratulatory call from the oval office spirit then that exchange picked up by a microphone that president obama did not know was on. he told putin to give him space. this is my last election, he said. after this, i will have more flexibility. why is that flexibility with russian leaders is more important to him than transparency for the american people? [applause] now the president did have a moment of candor the other day. he said the actions of venezuelan dictator hugo chavez have not had a serious national security impact on us. in my view, inviting hezbollah into our hemisphere is severe, serious and a threat. i will recognize it as such. [applause] but at least he was being consistent. this is the president who faltered when the iranian people were looking for support in their struggle against the ayatollah. that uprising was treated as an inconvenient problem for the president of policy engagement instead of a moral opportunity. that misjudgment should never be -- --
i can only guess what putin makes of the obama administration. he got a congratulatory call from the oval office spirit then that exchange picked up by a microphone that president obama did not know was on. he told putin to give him space. this is my last election, he said. after this, i will have more flexibility. why is that flexibility with russian leaders is more important to him than transparency for the american people? [applause] now the president did have a moment of candor the other...
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our policies, which have been guided by the obama administration and you in congress, have created the embers that are sparking a recovery. the one that thing that will damage this recovery is the ever-accelerating gasoline prices. they are a burden in a micro sense in that people don't have the money to pay for $4 and maybe soon $5 gasoline. it is a hardship to virtually every american. but more important in a macro sense is this will break the back of the recovery. the president has said that, many of you have said that. with everything going so well for us, why can't we fix this problem? many would like you to believe this is a supply and demand problem. i cited in my testimony and many experts who say that supply and demand is equilibrium to the saudi kingdom said they would increase production by 25% to make up for any boycott of the iranian oil product or interference with the straits of hormuz. the president has talked about releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. but as was said in the testimony, the chairman of exxonmobil has said that market fundamentals mean that
our policies, which have been guided by the obama administration and you in congress, have created the embers that are sparking a recovery. the one that thing that will damage this recovery is the ever-accelerating gasoline prices. they are a burden in a micro sense in that people don't have the money to pay for $4 and maybe soon $5 gasoline. it is a hardship to virtually every american. but more important in a macro sense is this will break the back of the recovery. the president has said...
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i especially want to thank president obama for his commitment to this fight and for the leadership he has provided in establishing the fraud prevention partnership. through this historic new partnership, government leaders and private sector experts will come together as never before to share information while protecting patient credibility to seek out and implement the solutions that we need. we'll work to develop and disseminate best practices, to educate consumers on ways to identify and stop fraud, and to establish an open, ongoing dialogue about emerging trends and evolving threats throughout the national marketplace. now, as secretary sebelius mentioned, sharing claims and healthcare data across the public and private sectors are extremely clear and have been widely recognized since the passage of the health insurance portability and accountability act back in 1996. under this administration, federal leaders have worked tirelessly to enhance data sharing between federal partners and our private counterparts. we have succeeded in strengthening the cooperation between public offic
i especially want to thank president obama for his commitment to this fight and for the leadership he has provided in establishing the fraud prevention partnership. through this historic new partnership, government leaders and private sector experts will come together as never before to share information while protecting patient credibility to seek out and implement the solutions that we need. we'll work to develop and disseminate best practices, to educate consumers on ways to identify and...